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I've wondered about the same thing. It would seem so unreal and cold. BlueJazz Aug 2014 #1
So you've never paid for something that you didn't want to do or couldn't get someone to do free? brooklynite Aug 2014 #18
This message was self-deleted by its author BlueJazz Aug 2014 #25
Those are all so much less personal treestar Aug 2014 #345
A Few Possable Reasons Sparhawk60 Aug 2014 #2
Agreed Mr Dixon Aug 2014 #29
These and others tazkcmo Aug 2014 #190
They're horny and prospects are poor. badtoworse Aug 2014 #3
right on the money badtoworse Nitram Aug 2014 #24
As somebody who couldn't get laid in a women's prison mythology Aug 2014 #135
Or they're not poor and they want a little strange on the side Warpy Aug 2014 #180
It's cheaper than dating? Smarmie Doofus Aug 2014 #4
I'd suggest the article Blue_Adept Aug 2014 #6
One quote I heard from someone familiar with the likes of Charlie Sheen, Nye Bevan Aug 2014 #5
Efficacy... Hooked_n_Looped Aug 2014 #7
what does white priviledge have to do with buying sex leftyohiolib Aug 2014 #8
Only creepy old white men do this Blue_Adept Aug 2014 #11
ONLY creepy old white men use prostitutes? leftyohiolib Aug 2014 #12
A touch of hyperbole, that's all. nt Blue_Adept Aug 2014 #13
Then you'll have to explain why... Nitram Aug 2014 #26
I was talking more about the kind of narrative from US friends Blue_Adept Aug 2014 #39
in Britain, apparently jberryhill Aug 2014 #327
You are the racist, one with no qualms of displaying sheer ignorance. snagglepuss Aug 2014 #226
Candy betsuni Aug 2014 #9
Several possibilities come to mind: but putting a temporary end to loneliness tops the list. In_The_Wind Aug 2014 #10
Yeah. I don't doubt that a lot of "johns" are violent, abusive creeps, though certainly not all. nomorenomore08 Aug 2014 #15
This topic has an endless number of possibilities ... In_The_Wind Aug 2014 #30
Why should anyone have to be available to be paid for? treestar Aug 2014 #37
Thirty years ago I would have gladly paid for a dinner companion. In_The_Wind Aug 2014 #47
That's a different issue treestar Aug 2014 #23
Why is that a different issue? Orrex Aug 2014 #31
How tough is it to find someone to talk to? treestar Aug 2014 #36
Sounds like a good idea. One suggestion, though: Orrex Aug 2014 #46
If you're just lonely, why go so far as to have sex? treestar Aug 2014 #114
You'd have to ask someone who partakes of such services. Orrex Aug 2014 #124
To take your thought a step further, LadyHawkAZ Aug 2014 #138
Terrific point! Orrex Aug 2014 #140
and that is why I have purposely made my comments in this thread gender free. I can not speak Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2014 #152
That's not equality treestar Aug 2014 #344
The number of female firefighters is slightly less than 4% LadyHawkAZ Aug 2014 #377
Express their sexuality? treestar Aug 2014 #343
Who's saying that there "should be a class of" anything. GoodwithWood Aug 2014 #413
"I'll sell my attention and support." dawg Aug 2014 #81
Which demonstrates that the claim that that is why men pay prostitutes is a lie. nt redqueen Aug 2014 #85
Oh, of course. dawg Aug 2014 #89
I'd say get that if loneliness is the issue treestar Aug 2014 #115
Oh. Right. SEX. In_The_Wind Aug 2014 #33
#2 on the list is probably clients who need to Blue_Tires Aug 2014 #50
They don't "need" to. They simply want to, and they have the extra money required redqueen Aug 2014 #54
It's understandable. In_The_Wind Aug 2014 #59
Interesting article, but it doesn't support the headline in the OP. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Aug 2014 #14
Yes, I was expecting more of the former but, all we got was the later. n/t Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2014 #90
Don't pay for SEX... shedevil69taz Aug 2014 #16
Humans are social creatures, and we need to be TOUCHED. Laelth Aug 2014 #17
Does anybody ever pay for that? treestar Aug 2014 #22
Massage. People pay for that, too. MineralMan Aug 2014 #35
Maybe I should charge the next man who runs into me on a bus. treestar Aug 2014 #38
Their personality might be why they would have to pay for it The2ndWheel Aug 2014 #52
Bingo. Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2014 #80
In the long run, a happier result might be treestar Aug 2014 #117
but, that would mean having to work on their personality Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2014 #145
Massage isn't tossed out as a "need" that people simply must have. redqueen Aug 2014 #55
I agree. The poster above mentioned touch as a need. MineralMan Aug 2014 #60
I'd certainly pay for a hug. Blue_Adept Aug 2014 #40
I'm sorry, Blue_Adept. In_The_Wind Aug 2014 #63
Thanks Blue_Adept Aug 2014 #77
I'm sorry you were alone. In_The_Wind Aug 2014 #91
I was there too Blue_Adept Aug 2014 #98
Are you still married to this woman? Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2014 #144
Nope Blue_Adept Aug 2014 #147
may I ask = Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2014 #149
I do Blue_Adept Aug 2014 #151
Do you belong to any social groups/church or other organizations? Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2014 #154
I wish you lived in one of those places where nice people stand around tblue37 Aug 2014 #260
Thankfully Blue_Adept Aug 2014 #383
There are professional cuddlers here in the Pac NW. Warren DeMontague Aug 2014 #244
Prostitution isn't called "the oldest profession" for nothing. Laelth Aug 2014 #61
Again, men don't pay prostitutes for 'touch'. redqueen Aug 2014 #65
I find that distinction less than satisfying. Laelth Aug 2014 #68
You are being obtuse. PassingFair Aug 2014 #136
+10 n/t 99th_Monkey Aug 2014 #251
Touch is extremely important. dawg Aug 2014 #84
People do pay to cuddle without sex: In_The_Wind Aug 2014 #87
Precisely. Laelth Aug 2014 #96
The article, beginning with the "just like every other long term couple except he pays her" Squinch Aug 2014 #19
Study after study shows most sex buyers are in relationships. redqueen Aug 2014 #57
Why is the current situation better? jeff47 Aug 2014 #133
Once again, you have two choices. Squinch Aug 2014 #182
You need to differentiate between involuntary and voluntary trafficking. jeff47 Aug 2014 #237
You guys will just pull anything out of your asses to justify this, won't you? Voluntary Squinch Aug 2014 #248
And depending on the type of sex worker, the sex workers have plenty of "rules" of their own R B Garr Aug 2014 #176
And that is why human trafficking thrives where prostitution is legal. redqueen Aug 2014 #194
I have an idea. sibelian Aug 2014 #20
Isn't that what the article did? Ask them? Blue_Adept Aug 2014 #41
That is exactly what the article did. Interesting anecdotal article. Yes. n/t Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2014 #94
the patriarchy, male privilege, leads to the fact that treestar Aug 2014 #21
Uh, actually, there are male prostitutes. Nitram Aug 2014 #27
For gay men, perhaps? treestar Aug 2014 #34
treestar, are you unfamiliar with the term gigolo? Nitram Aug 2014 #43
I'm sure most DUers are familiar with that term kcr Aug 2014 #58
Exactly. treestar Aug 2014 #113
that is not just sex treestar Aug 2014 #112
Yes , for gay men. Smarmie Doofus Aug 2014 #92
How about lesbian prostitutes? treestar Aug 2014 #116
Americans are so provincial at times! MADem Aug 2014 #119
They aren't just renting sex though treestar Aug 2014 #120
Well, pretty much, they are. MADem Aug 2014 #123
I'd be more concerned about improving myself treestar Aug 2014 #218
As a fellow middle-aged woman, I invite you to. nt msanthrope Aug 2014 #198
If you've never heard of male prostitutes for women LittleBlue Aug 2014 #129
Thank you for bringing some common sense into this discussion hifiguy Aug 2014 #139
No, my comments are about the patriarchy treestar Aug 2014 #219
Did the mythical patriarchy make the other markets? LittleBlue Aug 2014 #221
No it didn't create the drug market treestar Aug 2014 #275
The desire for sex created the market for sex LittleBlue Aug 2014 #276
You're talking about sex as if it is something for men treestar Aug 2014 #308
No, you're wrong LittleBlue Aug 2014 #314
That's the rational conclusion of your statements treestar Aug 2014 #322
There are plenty of male prostitutes. n/t Smarmie Doofus Aug 2014 #28
Only on TV Blue_Adept Aug 2014 #44
Will HBO's HUNG return this fall? B Calm Aug 2014 #72
Nope Blue_Adept Aug 2014 #78
Damn, I liked that show! B Calm Aug 2014 #79
Yes, like Fred Garvin, Male Prostitute... smirkymonkey Aug 2014 #213
With the countless stories from women The2ndWheel Aug 2014 #62
Here's the hard truth - redqueen Aug 2014 #69
Alright, women can be/have to be more particular in this area The2ndWheel Aug 2014 #102
Men don't "have" to pay for it. redqueen Aug 2014 #105
Correct me if I'm wrong... KansDem Aug 2014 #130
The reason that's the case is they insist on looking at women as sex providers treestar Aug 2014 #312
Really, how many rich women choose to express their sexual "freedom" in this way. smirkymonkey Aug 2014 #189
Compared to marriage, a much lower level of emotional, physical and financial investment isrequired. GliderGuider Aug 2014 #32
It seems simple to me dr.strangelove Aug 2014 #42
You left off one thing: Mutual attraction. MineralMan Aug 2014 #48
Thanks for pointing out that sex isn't a product. redqueen Aug 2014 #64
It's even BETTER than a product. It's a present. It's a gift. johnlucas Aug 2014 #393
'Mutual attraction' Erich Bloodaxe BSN Aug 2014 #170
Interesting. Attractiveness isn't based on a standard. MineralMan Aug 2014 #173
Your 'personal, individual taste' is in large part based on societal standards. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Aug 2014 #179
Very true. We are socialized to find beautiful that which is presented to us as beautiful. Dark n Stormy Knight Aug 2014 #215
+100 smirkymonkey Aug 2014 #334
Human beings as objects to acquire "by price, gift or theft" BainsBane Aug 2014 #225
Could someone explain the "you don't pay them for sex, you pay them to leave" thing? betsuni Aug 2014 #45
For some men, sex is something that is all about them, MineralMan Aug 2014 #49
I think it's a cover for bruised pride. dawg Aug 2014 #99
"Very misogynistic and angry." redqueen Aug 2014 #163
They're essentially looking for something a little better than masturbation jeff47 Aug 2014 #127
I believe the people who are saying it's about human touch are wrong. Right now, Squinch Aug 2014 #304
Yes, I never understood why someone would want to have sex smirkymonkey Aug 2014 #335
Sex? Rex Aug 2014 #51
Next question JustAnotherGen Aug 2014 #53
People pay for touch. Laelth Aug 2014 #67
I can't relate JustAnotherGen Aug 2014 #70
I am happy for you. Your need for human touch is being met. Laelth Aug 2014 #76
My husband would disagree JustAnotherGen Aug 2014 #88
It is, perhaps, tragic that capitalism turns everything into a commodity. Laelth Aug 2014 #93
This statement JustAnotherGen Aug 2014 #126
Excellent point. nt redqueen Aug 2014 #196
"... there's a heavy piece of 'power' for those who pay." redqueen Aug 2014 #71
I'm not going to though JustAnotherGen Aug 2014 #73
Based on my bandstand observations of men and strippers, riqster Aug 2014 #56
But why is it, the vast majority of the time, men? There are women who are lazy and Squinch Aug 2014 #348
Lonely women aren't lonely because they aren't having sex -- Nay Aug 2014 #404
Back when I was in the Navy you might only be in a port of call for a few days B Calm Aug 2014 #66
Nobody "needs" sex with someone else. Your option is your hand. nt redqueen Aug 2014 #74
Seriously, LOL B Calm Aug 2014 #75
Seriously, LOL. All those men not masturbating for months at a time. nt redqueen Aug 2014 #86
Oh, they didn't abstain. That I can guarantee. MineralMan Aug 2014 #97
The amount of excuses and justifications used to push this neoliberal agenda here is disturbing. redqueen Aug 2014 #100
Not surprising, as you say. MineralMan Aug 2014 #107
There are tons of people who want NSA sex. redqueen Aug 2014 #159
NSA sex is fine. I've been in several relationships like MineralMan Aug 2014 #161
there are a lot of broken people out there. mopinko Aug 2014 #356
I know that's true. I've met some people who MineralMan Aug 2014 #385
no joy. exactly. mopinko Aug 2014 #387
I always thought it was a republican agenda to control what one does in bed. . B Calm Aug 2014 #142
"What one does in bed" can be either a private matter or a commercial transaction. redqueen Aug 2014 #157
"common ground".... that's funny. Warren DeMontague Aug 2014 #262
it magically becomes "progressive" sometimes, because magic. LadyHawkAZ Aug 2014 #231
LOL hifiguy Aug 2014 #264
I'm glad I had something to do with that LadyHawkAZ Aug 2014 #318
Aww, shucks. Thanks. hifiguy Aug 2014 #319
This is a bug? Warren DeMontague Aug 2014 #245
Even the sonar dome isn't off-limits. Eleanors38 Aug 2014 #257
Despite what lots of people seem to think, sex is not a basic biological 'need'. Sheldon Cooper Aug 2014 #104
So mental needs don't enter into the equation? Blue_Adept Aug 2014 #106
you are conflating surviving with living and growing. Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2014 #146
There is no mental need to have sex with another person. redqueen Aug 2014 #164
"sexual intimacy" is tier 3 of Maslow's hierarchy of needs. opiate69 Aug 2014 #178
Maslow had an opinion. MadrasT Aug 2014 #240
+1 nt laundry_queen Aug 2014 #249
I suppose it's proof that asexual people, who define themselves as different from sexual people, Warren DeMontague Aug 2014 #254
One accepted by most psychologists hifiguy Aug 2014 #266
LMAO... yeah, he was just some dudebro, with like, an opinion, man... opiate69 Aug 2014 #280
yet oddly enough, some people get very upset if the concept of "porn addiction" is challenged. Warren DeMontague Aug 2014 #255
All I can say is hifiguy Aug 2014 #263
By that standard, children don't need education and women don't need access to contraception. Jim Lane Aug 2014 #236
You're comparing education and birth control to prostitutes. redqueen Aug 2014 #250
I give up. It's impossible to write a poutrage-proof post around here. Jim Lane Aug 2014 #253
Poor you. Squinch Aug 2014 #349
Actually, poor DU. This site is good but it could be better. (n/t) Jim Lane Aug 2014 #359
And risk blindness?? Kaleva Aug 2014 #238
TWO WORDS: BIG FONTS Warren DeMontague Aug 2014 #243
Ah, Isn't that "problematic" also? Warren DeMontague Aug 2014 #242
You might WANT it but don't NEED it. nt Logical Aug 2014 #325
The biology is simply ball drainage relief with some validation of one's sexual identity. That's it. ancianita Aug 2014 #82
Men are what they are. Laelth Aug 2014 #103
I'll bite.... PassingFair Aug 2014 #134
Kinda messy. hifiguy Aug 2014 #205
Men are from Mars? betsuni Aug 2014 #234
Probably has something to do with urges and sketchy social skills. MADem Aug 2014 #83
k&r because this is an important issue and a provocative question. n/t Laelth Aug 2014 #95
Because trash thread. Iggo Aug 2014 #101
Because they can. WinkyDink Aug 2014 #108
Oh look LadyHawkAZ Aug 2014 #109
Well, I never In_The_Wind Aug 2014 #118
. LadyHawkAZ Aug 2014 #125
You've obviously never heard how loud a hooker can yell! rock Aug 2014 #110
Have money that isn't needed else where (or is and they don't care) and need something or want...... Tikki Aug 2014 #111
Supply and demand. LittleBlue Aug 2014 #121
Twas ever thus. hifiguy Aug 2014 #166
Exactly LittleBlue Aug 2014 #169
There are some on the left who are as dogmatically incapable hifiguy Aug 2014 #171
Off topic: How would primitive man even know how to make a saddle to put on a dinosaur? n/t Yavin4 Aug 2014 #195
Jebus magicked them up. hifiguy Aug 2014 #197
If Jesus could "magick" up a saddle, why not "magick" a car instead? Yavin4 Aug 2014 #206
Risky, too. Especially on a carnivorous dino. hifiguy Aug 2014 #210
Yeah. And it's perhaps worth asking what 'perfectible' even means. Warren DeMontague Aug 2014 #270
We are HUMAN BEINGS treestar Aug 2014 #324
"It's not a commodity it's a human relationship." jberryhill Aug 2014 #408
They want to get off/nt DemocratSinceBirth Aug 2014 #122
With so much going on fadedrose Aug 2014 #128
David Vitter paid to be diapered. Ino Aug 2014 #131
I'm gonna guess it's to get sex. TransitJohn Aug 2014 #132
... lol ... Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2014 #156
I suspect much of it reduces to a couple of core points: hifiguy Aug 2014 #137
I'll bet it is for the forbidden thrill. It's a turn on for some men, I am sure, just to go CTyankee Aug 2014 #141
I tend to agree that the illegality of it all (and forbidden in the marital context) is some part Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2014 #168
Brothels are legal in Nevada. Laffy Kat Aug 2014 #228
Can you prove sales were higher before they Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2014 #230
No, TA, I can't. nt Laffy Kat Aug 2014 #239
Why don't we see what the men themselves say? BainsBane Aug 2014 #143
I like that you supply anecdotal evidence to debate the anecdotal evidence in the OP Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2014 #148
That's the way certain arguments go around here. hifiguy Aug 2014 #165
I also note that the OP specifically addresses the topic of why do MEN pay for sex Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2014 #167
Male prostitutes largely serve men BainsBane Aug 2014 #204
All the more reason that it is not what Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2014 #217
Yes it is a red herring and yet I notice the ones Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2014 #313
They seem blindly to accept that sex is a men's thing treestar Aug 2014 #309
Feel free to post some academic research on the subject BainsBane Aug 2014 #201
i've tried that over my many years here. hifiguy Aug 2014 #212
You aren't the only one BainsBane Aug 2014 #235
Glad you posted this. I posted a link directly to a similar site above. redqueen Aug 2014 #192
I didn't think they'd click on the link. BainsBane Aug 2014 #193
Cracked me up reading some of these "reviews" phylny Aug 2014 #211
Some of them show the power of delusion BainsBane Aug 2014 #216
Yes, they didn't get the Girlfriend Experience - JC these people are delusional. n/t seaglass Aug 2014 #224
It's okay to walk into a bar and convince an inebriated stranger to have sex with you. Yavin4 Aug 2014 #150
No, actually that is rape BainsBane Aug 2014 #153
Okay, not inebriated. How about 2 drinks? Or 3 drinks? Yavin4 Aug 2014 #158
If she isn't inebriated, what's the problem? BainsBane Aug 2014 #181
But paying her would be unethical, right? Yavin4 Aug 2014 #184
Prostitution in theory is not IMO unethical BainsBane Aug 2014 #200
You introduce extraneous facts in order to support your argument. Yavin4 Aug 2014 #207
Why aren't you talking about it? BainsBane Aug 2014 #214
She can't answer your question LittleBlue Aug 2014 #295
And there is never any shortage of suckers hifiguy Aug 2014 #315
The arguments happen to deal with the reality BainsBane Aug 2014 #401
"Neoliberalism" is a term people who can think clearly hifiguy Aug 2014 #406
I answered the question BainsBane Aug 2014 #398
NOTE: Little Blue refused to agree to work for legalization in his own community BainsBane Aug 2014 #405
Wrong place. Deleted. BainsBane Aug 2014 #199
So every time 2 people hook up in a bar robbob Aug 2014 #281
99% of the time: they're horny. nt NickB79 Aug 2014 #155
If you don't pay in money, you pay in time. Either way there is exchange going on johnlucas Aug 2014 #160
How about paying for sex ... dawg Aug 2014 #162
That depends on the sex that you get in exchange. n/t Yavin4 Aug 2014 #185
They call those "romantic relationships" & more than sex is being exchanged johnlucas Aug 2014 #268
Everyone KNOWS there are privileged women who WANT to rent out their bodies. redqueen Aug 2014 #273
Her name is Maggie McNeil & her blog is the Honest Courtesan johnlucas Aug 2014 #290
"Maybe it's jealousy. The general labor whores are jealous that they're not getting the same R B Garr Aug 2014 #362
Oh you're mad because I called you a Labor Ho? Because that's exactly what you are johnlucas Aug 2014 #372
$5 dolla make you holla R B Garr Aug 2014 #373
Continuing to look down on the Prostitutes. And they wonder why things don't change. johnlucas Aug 2014 #380
Now you're contradicting yourself because before you said prostitutes were so highly paid R B Garr Aug 2014 #382
No contradiction whatsoever. I'm addressing that stigma on prostitution that prevents the reforms johnlucas Aug 2014 #388
Yep. LostInAnomie Aug 2014 #175
Thank you. It's irrational moralistic fear fueling this debate johnlucas Aug 2014 #269
You need to educate yourself. Squinch Aug 2014 #305
This happens because there's not an INTERNATIONAL effort on the issue johnlucas Aug 2014 #332
And while we wait for the whole world to come together on this, something that has never happened Squinch Aug 2014 #346
I did research. No country is putting out the resources necessary to stop it johnlucas Aug 2014 #350
"Stopping traffickng is not very hard." You have to understand that is an assinine statement. Squinch Aug 2014 #351
Based on an actual worker in the field, yeah johnlucas Aug 2014 #353
Based on a blog. So here's the thing. Yes. We get that you read a blog and you think everyone Squinch Aug 2014 #354
Dismissiveness is the sign of defeat. You don't wanna learn from the actual people themselves. johnlucas Aug 2014 #358
No dismissiveness is caused by the fact that your position: "getting rid of trafficking is easy" is Squinch Aug 2014 #363
Another ivory tower snob. No surprise here. johnlucas Aug 2014 #368
Very easy to stop. Do you remember 1865? johnlucas Aug 2014 #370
Wow. That's a really crazy analogy that has nothing to do with the situation under discussion. Squinch Aug 2014 #375
Has nothing to do with it? Slavery is Slavery. johnlucas Aug 2014 #381
Friendship and companionship are not quid pro quo LanternWaste Aug 2014 #177
Actually they are johnlucas Aug 2014 #267
So in the parent/child relationship - the parents are the pimps, and the kids are the hos? redqueen Aug 2014 #272
Parents are the Boss, yes. johnlucas Aug 2014 #287
Pimps *physically beat and abuse women*. They *intentionally get them addicted to drugs*. redqueen Aug 2014 #289
Actually not true. What do you think Maya Angelou did when she was young? johnlucas Aug 2014 #294
No it does not mean "one who is in charge of the prostitutes". redqueen Aug 2014 #296
I am ALL for cleaning up the criminal element in prostitution johnlucas Aug 2014 #297
Ducktales was awesome wasn't it? woolldog Aug 2014 #361
Ducktales WAS awesome. And trafficking went up because there was no follow through johnlucas Aug 2014 #365
That's an awful way to view life treestar Aug 2014 #310
What's so troubling with this for you exactly? johnlucas Aug 2014 #320
We are not things treestar Aug 2014 #321
We are MATTER. That means we are MATERIAL. That means we are THINGS. johnlucas Aug 2014 #326
Ugh treestar Aug 2014 #340
HA! I knew you'd miss it. Read this line johnlucas Aug 2014 #360
John, it isn't that we are missing your enlightened messages. It's that your messages are silly. Squinch Aug 2014 #364
Yeah, his "all the whores are jealous" pearls are hilarious. And now the car pearl: R B Garr Aug 2014 #367
Have you heard: Ending human trafficking is REALLY EASY!!!#211! Squinch Aug 2014 #374
lol, it is so darn easy!!1! It's just body parts. Parts is parts!!! R B Garr Aug 2014 #378
Wow. I just saw that. Squinch Aug 2014 #379
It does look like some messing is going on. R B Garr Aug 2014 #384
Without any recourse to logic. It's too loony to be real. Squinch Aug 2014 #386
Yep. Parts. And people are mad in this thread because some use their genital parts to make money johnlucas Aug 2014 #392
'Things' don't necessarily have to mean 'disposable' johnlucas Aug 2014 #390
All you are going on and on about is something called "Opportunity Costs". It's basic economic R B Garr Aug 2014 #407
You missed the point. 'Things' doesn't equal discardable johnlucas Aug 2014 #412
No what's silly is your prohibition mentality johnlucas Aug 2014 #389
Dear, you aren't really challenging or destroying anything. And your ridiculous assertions really Squinch Aug 2014 #395
Are you sure about trafficking increasing in every country? Violet_Crumble Aug 2014 #396
Remember the conversation we had about that in the past? There are no Squinch Aug 2014 #397
Australia pop. 23.5m estimated people trafficked per year (NGO) 300-1000 LadyHawkAZ Aug 2014 #410
Increased trafficking is not connected to legalization, sorry johnlucas Aug 2014 #399
You are simply wrong about that. Squinch Aug 2014 #403
Maybe you're not. Some are, apparently jberryhill Aug 2014 #328
What prostitutes are to the johns treestar Aug 2014 #341
Because they want it. conservaphobe Aug 2014 #172
Their wives won't put out any more. notadmblnd Aug 2014 #174
Sexless/deadbedroom is up there Harmony Blue Aug 2014 #183
yep notadmblnd Aug 2014 #186
Sex advice columnist, Dan Savage, encourages married couples to visit an escort Yavin4 Aug 2014 #188
That saying reveals pure misogyny treestar Aug 2014 #342
If a man gives a woman roses, takes her to a Broadway show, and pays for a very expensive meal. Yavin4 Aug 2014 #187
As the old joke goes, hifiguy Aug 2014 #191
That is such an odd question. Do you think prostitutes want to date? Do prostitutes seaglass Aug 2014 #241
Honest prostitutes want cash. hifiguy Aug 2014 #265
Dishonest prostitutes want to date? Does not sound like an effective business strategy. Are you seaglass Aug 2014 #277
If you don't think gold diggers exist hifiguy Aug 2014 #279
Roses, a Broadway show and dinner are fairly paltry offerings for someone looking for gold, seaglass Aug 2014 #298
In NYC, that would add up to $1600 or so. Yavin4 Aug 2014 #299
If a woman slept with a man after a date is she considered a prostitute? Maybe in your mind. n/t seaglass Aug 2014 #301
So, you're not going to answer the question. Yavin4 Aug 2014 #302
I thought it was obvious, no I don't consider a woman who goes on a date with someone and then has seaglass Aug 2014 #303
I'm old fashioned...Sex on the first date...Hmmm... DemocratSinceBirth Aug 2014 #352
No, not all women are prostitutes. I'm disgusted that no one has called out this post and the one redqueen Aug 2014 #271
Where did I say that all women are prostitutes? Yavin4 Aug 2014 #282
This whole subthread is disgusting, as is the fact that so few have shit to say about it. redqueen Aug 2014 #283
Wow, you read soooo much into posts that it's worthless to even have a discussion with you Yavin4 Aug 2014 #286
Utter bullshit. redqueen Aug 2014 #291
Bravo rq - of course you are absolutely correct. seaglass Aug 2014 #300
You don't have a coherent argument. Yavin4 Aug 2014 #306
Child Labor and Slavery in the Chocolate Industry Yavin4 Aug 2014 #331
The word you're looking for is "commodification", not prostitution. LadyHawkAZ Aug 2014 #288
Let me guess: you think you are a real nice guy, and don't understand why more women don't like you. Squinch Aug 2014 #307
LOL! smirkymonkey Aug 2014 #336
He's treating her that way treestar Aug 2014 #311
This board is full of geniuses. DemocratSinceBirth Aug 2014 #202
Who cares? Iron Man Aug 2014 #203
Um, THIS. hifiguy Aug 2014 #208
The same reason they try to seduce women without paying for it. Tierra_y_Libertad Aug 2014 #209
Ability to fully dictate terms of a sexual encounter with no further obligation. TheKentuckian Aug 2014 #220
Check out the Pictures that are released of those arrested for trying to pay for sex JI7 Aug 2014 #222
They're horny! n/t Yo_Mama Aug 2014 #223
Nature, elleng Aug 2014 #227
Many reasons abound bluestateguy Aug 2014 #229
because treating people like human beings takes time Skittles Aug 2014 #232
Because no one will fuck them for free? Warren DeMontague Aug 2014 #233
I'm just throwing this out there, but maybe he wants the fairy tale. RiffRandell Aug 2014 #246
Did I ever mention that I used to have an odd, almost preternatural loathing for BOTH those people? Warren DeMontague Aug 2014 #256
Hey, she was classy. RiffRandell Aug 2014 #259
Yeah, I believe it. Warren DeMontague Aug 2014 #261
Because they have some money. JEB Aug 2014 #247
For sexual release, I assume Prophet 451 Aug 2014 #252
Post removed Post removed Aug 2014 #258
Because they want to have an orgasm. Kurska Aug 2014 #274
Way back years ago madokie Aug 2014 #278
Maybe because women they are sexually attracted to aren't attracted to them. I remember raccoon Aug 2014 #284
Cause most are ugly blueamy66 Aug 2014 #285
Too ugly,fat,old, no personality etc mitchtv Aug 2014 #292
Message auto-removed Name removed Aug 2014 #293
There is an interesting back and forth in this thread AngryAmish Aug 2014 #316
People live on blocks near churches LadyHawkAZ Aug 2014 #317
All Asian? treestar Aug 2014 #323
They could yield to the economic draft JEB Aug 2014 #329
That could be so treestar Aug 2014 #337
Most humans are trafficked to work on farms, in restaurants, in hotels, in nail salons, etc. Yavin4 Aug 2014 #330
Yep. You got to the real nitty gritty on that one johnlucas Aug 2014 #333
It's not infantile not to want your body treestar Aug 2014 #339
Sex is a bit more intrusive treestar Aug 2014 #338
Tell that to the children who work on cocoa farms in Africa Yavin4 Aug 2014 #402
The two positions you describe are not mutually exclusive. There is no one on this board who Squinch Aug 2014 #347
"There is no one on this board who has a problem with consenting adults doing anything" LadyHawkAZ Aug 2014 #411
Government retains the right to designate where businesses can be located. DemocratSinceBirth Aug 2014 #409
They are lonely. Kablooie Aug 2014 #355
How much longer is this insipid thread going to take up space on the board? nt ladjf Aug 2014 #357
A long time. DemocratSinceBirth Aug 2014 #366
Forever! Muahahaha! chrisa Aug 2014 #369
I'm bullish on this thread Orrex Aug 2014 #400
Various reasons TSIAS Aug 2014 #371
I once worked for a married guy, who had a once a week lunchtime Cleita Aug 2014 #376
Because they can. ..nt TeeYiYi Aug 2014 #391
What is the main reason for this thread? edbermac Aug 2014 #394
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